11-12-2024, 06:28 PM
I’m back down in Mexico for bit before heading up to the Arctic for a new 2 week job.
My wife is laid up with a bad knee and ankle sprain so I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce to throw portions in the freezer for her
The great thing here is that I just grab a shopping bag and head down the street. Butcher shop, fruit and vegetable shops are everywhere.
So I go into the butcher shop, one I haven’t been to before, and ask for a kilo (2.2lbs) of ground beef (carne molida) as he has a big tray of it in the cooler. He asks if I want it lean and I said yes, so he pulls out this big slab of beef, cuts the silver and fat off of it and ground it up right there!! Awesome as hell! I’ve never experienced that. In Canada it’s always pre ground and packaged.
Across the street I go to the veggie shop and grabbed fresh tomatoes, celery, bell peppers, Serranos, onions and done!
Got home and got it done over the course of a few hours, we tried a little and then I’ll cook it down a bit more before freezing it flat in bags. Of course we’ll eat some tonight first!
The only thing I was bummed out about was I couldn’t find mushrooms anywhere close and had had a couple beers so wasn’t driving anywhere.
My FIL had thrown some New York strips in the fridge for me to grill tomorrow , so I’ll have to come up with some side dish ideas for that. The man won’t eat anything spicier than ketchup so…
Enjoy!
Tecate
My wife is laid up with a bad knee and ankle sprain so I made a big pot of spaghetti sauce to throw portions in the freezer for her
The great thing here is that I just grab a shopping bag and head down the street. Butcher shop, fruit and vegetable shops are everywhere.
So I go into the butcher shop, one I haven’t been to before, and ask for a kilo (2.2lbs) of ground beef (carne molida) as he has a big tray of it in the cooler. He asks if I want it lean and I said yes, so he pulls out this big slab of beef, cuts the silver and fat off of it and ground it up right there!! Awesome as hell! I’ve never experienced that. In Canada it’s always pre ground and packaged.
Across the street I go to the veggie shop and grabbed fresh tomatoes, celery, bell peppers, Serranos, onions and done!
Got home and got it done over the course of a few hours, we tried a little and then I’ll cook it down a bit more before freezing it flat in bags. Of course we’ll eat some tonight first!
The only thing I was bummed out about was I couldn’t find mushrooms anywhere close and had had a couple beers so wasn’t driving anywhere.
My FIL had thrown some New York strips in the fridge for me to grill tomorrow , so I’ll have to come up with some side dish ideas for that. The man won’t eat anything spicier than ketchup so…
Enjoy!
Tecate
If it’s hot, wet and sticky and it’s not yours, don’t touch it!
